Month 1 is officially over. One of my teammates who did the race last year chose a word to describe that month and then wrote a blog about it. I was so inspired that I decided I would do the same.
My word for month 1 is: GROWTH.
It’s crazy how much I have grown in the past month. I have taken something that I did not want to do, that I despised and embraced it. I did not want to be treasurer. I hate doing math. When I signed up for the race I knew I did not want to have a role. I wanted to go through the year without having the stress of a job. When I got to training camp and realized I would have to have a job since there wasn’t enough of us, I was hoping to get security coordinator since I was in the police academy. Then came the day when I was told that I would be treasurer. All I could think about was how bad I would be at the job. I didn’t think about why God would tell them to make me treasurer.
In the time leading up to Launch I started having these thoughts. I realized God had them make me treasurer so that I could grow. He made me treasurer so that I could have more confidence in my abilities. While I have had a couple of panic attacks the past month about treasurer things, I really have grown. I feel more confident in myself.
I have grown so much that I am having an internal battle in myself over the decision I have to make. In a month 2 more alumni racers will be joining us. Now I face the decision of whether to pass on the role of treasurer to one of the new racers or to stay in the role. It is taking everything in me to not resign as treasurer. At the same time I know that if I keep the role of treasurer I know I will grow even more.
I have also grown in my faith. I feel much more confident talking to people about my faith. I enjoy the fact that I am helping people find there own path to God. The other day at the mall I met a lady who was raised Christian but had strayed far from God. She felt like she had strayed to far from the path to follow God. I shared with her the story of the prodigal son. I told her that the father in the story is God and that no matter how far she has strayed from the path God will always except her back with open arms.
I am extremely thankful for everything I’ve learned this much and for the people who have helped me grow.
